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Live -in relations regularized in Uttrakhand

NEWS AND VIEWS Live -in relations regularized in Uttrakhand On February 6th, the Uttarakhand government tabled the ‘Uniform Civil Code Uttarakhand 2024 Bill’ (draft UCC Bill) and got passed in the state legislative assembly thereafter There are three major points of controversy 1. Regulating the

Is Live-in Relations getting legal approval in India?

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Complaint against banks/non-banking financial institutions about interest rates charged beyond 30% from credit card holders constitutes an unfair trade practice: SC does not agree

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Guidelines on Dark Pattern by CCPA

Guidelines on Dark Pattern by CCPA An average consumer would have come across that red-blinking line saying, “hurry up! only few left” or downloaded at an app thinking it was free only to know later that the free version is expiring in seven days. In

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Case Title: New India Assurance Co. Ltd v/s M/S Mudit Roadways (SC)
Civil Appeal No 334/2023
Decided on 24.1.2023 by SC
Legal Issue: Repudiation of claim on new grounds
“it is a settled position that an insurance company cannot travel beyond the grounds mentioned in letter of repudiation .If insurance has not taken delay in intimation as a specific ground in the letter of repudiation ,they cannot do so at the stage of hearing of the consumer complaint before NCDRC’
Referred case: Galada Power & Telecommunication Ltd V/S United India Insurance Co.Ltd (2016)

An insurance company cannot travel beyond the grounds mentioned in letter of repudiation

What is Compensation and how it is calculated

Compensation is given considering  number of factors i) Actual loss –Injury or loss visible at first sight is generally considered actual loss. For Example; Medical negligence leading to damage to the patient in any manner Negligence by health care/Beauty care clinics causing skin problem after

TEN IMPORTANT CASES OF 2023 Part-1

Case No -1 Case Title Goutam Roy V/S Avolon Projects (NC) CC No 1941 of 2018 Decided on 24.01.2023 (NC) Issue: Law on forfeiture of earnest money: Real Estate (How much deduction is justifiable if the home buyer cancels the booking?) Facts: Builder and Home

TEN IMPORTANT CASES OF 2023 Part-1

Case No -1 Case Title Goutam Roy V/S Avolon Projects (NC) CC No 1941 of 2018 Decided on 24.01.2023 (NC) Issue: Law on forfeiture of earnest money: Real Estate (How much deduction is justifiable if the home buyer cancels the booking?) Facts: Builder and Home

Ten Important Cases of 2023 (1)-N

Introduction 2023 has been an action-packed year for various consumer related judgements. This buying guide is a compilation of top 10 significant consumer cases of 2023 that are landmark judgements. The cases relate to real estate, insurance and ecommerce to mention a few. The buying
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